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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Schlusser (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Schlusser. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Schlusser is located in Cumberland County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.

Below are the counties that are near Schlusser. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schlusser:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Schlusser)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlusser, with the one closest to Schlusser listed first.
    • Middlesex
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Carlisle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Caprivi
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
    • New Kingstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Craighead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Craighead is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
    • Boiling Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Roxbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Trindle Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Trindle Springs is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trindle Springs
    • Barnitz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
    • Mount Holly Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bears Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlusser, with the one closest to Schlusser listed first.
    • Latimore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Latimore is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
    • Gargol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Gargol is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
    • Idaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Idaville is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
    • Gardners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • York Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Aspers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Aspers is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspers
      • Aspers has also been known as:
      • Bendersville Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspers <1>
    • Bendersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lake Meade
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lake Meade is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
    • Guernsey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Guernsey is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
    • Heidlersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
    • Biglerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Arendtsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlusser, with the one closest to Schlusser listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hillside Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
    • Dauphin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Hunter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
    • Lucknow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
    • Edgemont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Penbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
    • Paxtang
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Progress
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Progress is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Steelton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stone Glen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
    • Bloomburg Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlusser, with the one closest to Schlusser listed first.
    • Mowersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Mowersville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
    • Orrstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinola is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
    • Concord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Roxbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Roxbury is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Caledonia Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
    • Green Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
    • Mount Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Union is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
    • Pleasant Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
    • Doylestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Doylestown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
    • Brownsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Newbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Newbridge is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
  • Huntingdon County
    • Blairs Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlusser, with the one closest to Schlusser listed first.
    • Locust Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Locust Run is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
    • Thompsontown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mexico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mexico is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Old Port
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Port is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
    • Port Royal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Doyles Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
    • McCullochs Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
    • East Rutherford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
    • Seven Stars
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Mifflin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Mifflintown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Perulack
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Perulack is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlusser, with the one closest to Schlusser listed first.
    • Falmouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Aberdeen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Billmeyer ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
  • Northumberland County
    • Malta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Malta is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlusser, with the one closest to Schlusser listed first.
    • Falling Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Falling Spring is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Alinda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alinda is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
    • Landisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mecks Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
    • Elliottsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
    • Blain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cove is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Rose Glen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose Glen is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
    • Duncannon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Perdix
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Perdix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
    • Bixler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bixler is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
    • Centre
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Centre is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlusser, with the one closest to Schlusser listed first.
    • Siddonsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Siddonsburg is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
    • Dillsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Uniontown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Uniontown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Andersontown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Andersontown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
    • Rudytown ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rudytown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
    • Nauvoo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Nauvoo is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
    • Mount Top
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Top is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
    • New Market
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • New Market is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Wellsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewisberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Rossville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Alpine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Alpine is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schlusser, see our County-by-County Page for Schlusser.

Cemeteries Near Schlusser ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schlusser.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Schlusser - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schlusser covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schlusser, with the one closest to Schlusser listed first.

  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cumberland County Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Letort Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Letort Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Carlisle.
    • The Letort Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kutz Cemetery
    • Kutz's Cemetery
    • Letort UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965543 <2>
  • Westminister Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Longsdorf Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Springville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bakers Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • War of 1812 Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • McClures Gap Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Landisburg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Schlusser in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schlusser.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Schlusser, with the one closest to Schlusser listed first.

  • Carlisle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Middlesex
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
  • Carlisle Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Carlisle Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Springs
  • Bonny Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
  • New Kingstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shermans Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greason
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greason is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greason
  • Craighead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Craighead is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
  • Boiling Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Falling Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Falling Spring is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Hatton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hatton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Dillsburg Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Dillsburg Junction is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg Junction
    • Hogestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hogestown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogestown
    • Wertzville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wertzville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wertzville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schlusser. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schlusser.

Newspapers Published in Schlusser ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schlusser.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schlusser, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schlusser.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Schlusser:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Schlusser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schlusser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.